Software:WRC FIA World Rally Championship

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Short description: 2010 video game
This page is about the videogame series. For the racecar championship, see World Rally Championship. For the 2001 video game, see World Rally Championship (2001 video game). For the 2005 video game, see World Rally Championship (2005 video game).
WRC FIA World Rally Championship
Cover art
Developer(s)Milestone srl
Publisher(s)Black Bean Games
Cyberfront
SeriesWorld Rally Championship
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Release
  • AU: October 7, 2010 (PS3, X360)
  • EU: October 8, 2010
  • JP: April 14, 2011 (PS3, X360)
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

WRC FIA World Rally Championship is a car racing video game based on the 2010 season of the World Rally Championship (WRC). It is the first game to be officially licensed by the WRC since 2005's Software:WRC: Rally Evolved, and is the seventh game to bear the WRC licence. The game was developed by Milestone srl and published by Black Bean Games. The developer had also created Superstars V8 Racing and Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano.

It features the official cars, drivers and co-drivers from the 2010 season and from the three support classes: Production World Rally Championship, Super 2000 World Rally Championship and Junior World Rally Championship. The game therefore includes 13 rallies, including Rally Finland and Rally de Portugal. 550 km of stages are included, split up into 78 special stages.

There was also a downloadable car pack featuring many Group B rally cars from the 1980s that could be available via Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.

Car models contain around 50,000 polygons.[1] The PC version of the game does not support Multiplayer LAN mode, it supports single player, a party mode on the same PC and Online Multiplayer using a GameSpy account.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS3Xbox 360
EurogamerN/AN/A7/10[5]
FamitsuN/A28/40[6]28/40[6]
GameSpotN/A6.5/10[7]6.5/10[7]
GamesTMN/AN/A7/10[8]
IGN7/10[9]7/10[9]7/10[9]
OPM (UK)N/A7/10[10]N/A
OXM (UK)N/AN/A7/10[11]
PALGNN/AN/A6/10[12]
PC Gamer (UK)59%[13]N/AN/A
VideoGamer.comN/A6/10[14]6/10[14]
Aggregate score
Metacritic65/100[2]68/100[3]66/100[4]

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4] It got to number 9 in the UK sales charts.[15] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Cyberfront on April 14, 2011, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Boiston, Alan (July 21, 2010). "VVV visit Milestone and roadtest WRC". https://www.teamvvv.com/previews/vvv-visit-milestone-and-roadtest-wrc/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship critic reviews (PC)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship critic reviews (PS3)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship critic reviews (X360)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360. 
  5. ↑ Sanches, Joao Diniz (October 8, 2010). "WRC FIA World Rally Championship (Xbox 360)". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship-review. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Valay, Brian (April 12, 2011). "Famitsu review scores". https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-124/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Barron, Joseph (October 12, 2010). "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship Review (PS3, X360)". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship-review/1900-6281671/. 
  8. ↑ "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship". GamesTM (Future plc) (102): 115. December 2010. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Robinson, Martin (October 13, 2010). "WRC FIA World Rally Championship Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/13/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship-review. 
  10. ↑ "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK (Future plc). November 2010. 
  11. ↑ "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship". Official Xbox Magazine UK (Future plc) (65): 92. December 25, 2010. 
  12. ↑ Giunta, Cody (October 21, 2010). "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship Review - Xbox 360 Video Game Review". http://palgn.com.au/xbox-360/17533/wrc-fia-world-rally-championship-review/. 
  13. ↑ "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship". PC Gamer UK (Future plc): 97. December 25, 2010. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Orry, Tom (October 8, 2010). "WRC [FIA World Rally Championship Review (PS3, X360)"]. Resero Network. https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/wrc-review. 
  15. ↑ "UK Archive Software Charts". http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fuk%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=110031&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=40. 
  • Official website
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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